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5th Battalion, Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment
5th Battalion, Kings Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment mobilised with 126th Infantry Brigade, 42nd (East Lancashire) Division and went to France with the British Expeditionary Force seeing action in France and Belgium in 1940. After returning to Britain, the division was converted to armour, and was renamed 42nd Armoured Division. In October 1941, 5th Battalion transferred to the Royal Armoured Corps and was renamed 107th Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. They continued to wear the King's Own cap badge on the black beret of the Royal Armoured Corps, as did all infantry units converted in this way.
3rd Oct 1939 Conference 
9th Oct 1939 Attachment
10th of November 1939 Postings
8th of February 1940 Draft
28th May 1940 Rear Guard Action
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Sgt. Ronald Jack Hillerby 5th Btn. Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Jack Hillerby joined up aged 18 in 1939 from Heysham village along with other friends. He served throughout the entire Second World War, surviving Dunkirk. De-mobbed at the aged of 23 with no job and having to support his family, he took to the building trade and worked self-employed locally until retirement. He died aged 66.
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Trpr. James Connolly 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (d.27th Aug 1943) James Connolly died aged 23. The son of William and Sarah Connolly (late McCluskey nee McCrudden) of Primrose, he was born in Jarrow. He served with the 5th Btn The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) and 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps
James is buried in Dely Abrahim War Cemetery.
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